what is a rom?

[potatolove]

sorry im a noob to this
and i see that there are different roms? and everybody seems to be getting them?
am i suppose to change mine to?
if so.. how do i choose? T___T"

i have an unlocked sprint tp2 on rogers wireless in canada o-o

also what is hard reset ....? and how do u backup the stuff in your phone...?

sorry for the dumb questions that everyone here seems to know the answers to...

thank you for your help, patience and explanations !

[x10guy]

Welcome to the TP2.

Almost all of your answers are in the the TP2 FAQ above. (also known as the sitcky threads).

Here is the direct link:http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=91619

I suggest reading through them. They will explain almost everything you could possibly want to know about your new device. Enjoy!

[subzero1313]

Read, read, read. Best.advice.possible. Im not saying it to be mean, but just read and be careful, youre potentially bricking a $600 thing of beauty. First off, youre SIM unlocked. To run a ROM you need to be software unlocked. For that you need the HSPL. BAsically download the HSPL, connect your phone via activesync. Run HSPL. Download your ROM of choice, run said ROM.

As for what ROM, Im a Mighty kind of guy. Very stable, very fast. But hey, once youre unlocked you can flash to any ROM you want. Play around a bit, see what feels good to you

Hard reset completely wipes your phone back to factory settings.

Backing up your phone, I use SPB backup. Demo is free, I bought the full version for $25

Hope I helped

[potatolove]

thanks guys
but i want to know
if i am cdma? or gsm? O_O? when i unlocked the phone i had to change the settings to gsm...but it was originally a sprint phone meaning its cdma....
does that mean im gsm?
sorry if this is another dumb question

[Straitup27]

Originally Posted by potatolove

thanks guys
but i want to know
if i am cdma? or gsm? O_O? when i unlocked the phone i had to change the settings to gsm...but it was originally a sprint phone meaning its cdma....
does that mean im gsm?
sorry if this is another dumb question

go to your service providers website to find out,i believe your gsm from what i just found from google. rodgers communications??? i made an assumption and that popped up and is gsm,don't know if thats your provider but going to your providers website should answer your question accurately

[potatolove]

thanks i am gsm =D
so up at the top it says cdma roms as one topic
and gsm roms as another
butt being gsm...does that mean i cant try out the mighty rom? T___T"?
sorry if im testing ur patience here...

[gmfeny]

But if it was originally a sprint phone is it still a CDMA phone?

[horndoctor]

Wirelessly posted (htc Vogue: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows CE; IEMobile 7.11) Sprint MP6950SP)

Are you able to use data/internet on your device without using wifi?
If your device is a Sprint branded TP2 then I believe it is primarily CDMA. If it was primarily GSM then it would be a Tilt2. You may just be using unlocked gsm part of the phone. You may only be able to make/recieve calls.

[potatolove]

is that an answer to my question...
or is that a question?
im confused
because mighty rom is only for cdma?
but i thought i changed mine to gsm ?
ahh T___T please someone save me from my confusion!

[potatolove]

by the way
i am able to use the internet without wifi o-o